‘The Lives of Others’ a terrific work
‘The Lives of Others’ (Lions Gate, €24.99) is a terrific work of terror, paranoia and betrayal set in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Stasi Capt Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muehe, who has since died), gives a brilliant performance interrogating playwright, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) and his actress-mistress, Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck).
As he probes, we are drawn into the extraordinary world they occupy.
This tale of deception and love, written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, is unmissable.
5/5.
